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- Wait, You're 27, right?

- How old are you?

- Doesn't matter,

- How old are you?

I'm 26, When your dad

was younger than both of us,

he made major contributions to three fields:

- Game theory, algebraic geometry...

- Don't lecture me,

If I came up with a tenth

of the sh*t your dad produced,

I could write my ticket

to any math department in the country,

Give me your backpack,

Why?

- Because I wanna look inside it,

- What?

- Open it up and give it to me,

- Come on,

- You're not taking anything out of here,

- I wouldn't,

You're hoping to find something

you can publish?

- Sure,

- Then you can write your own ticket?

What? No, it would be

under your dad's name, for your dad,

- You have something in that backpack,

- What...?

- Give it to me!

- Look, you're being a little paranoid,

Just because I'm paranoid

doesn't mean there isn't something in...

You said yourself that there was

nothing up there, didn't you? Didn't you?

- Yes,

- So what would I take, right?

You're right,

Thank you,

Oh, what the hell...?

This isn't an airport,

You can come back,

The University Health Service

is very good,

I'm fine,

Also... exercise is great,

I go running along the lake

a couple mornings a week,

It clears my head,

It's not too cold yet,

If you wanted to,

I could pick you up,

No, thanks,

All right, Well, I'm gonna be

late for the show, I'd better go,

Good night,

- Wait, You forgot your jacket,

- Oh, no, you...

I'm paranoid?

You think I should go jogging?

- Just hold on,

- Get out, Get the hell out of my house!

Let me explain,

I wanna show you something,

- Give it back,

- Wait...

- I'm calling the police,

- What? Don't,

Look, I borrowed the book, all right?

'Cause I found something your father

wrote, Not math, Just something he wrote,

- I'd like to report a robbery,

- Put the phone down,

- A robbery,

- It's about you,

- He's in the house right now!

- Here's your name,

- I'm at 4655 South...

- "Catherine," see? "Catherine,"

South...

"Not a bad day,

Some good news from Catherine,"

I'm not sure what that meant,

I thought you might,

- When did he write this?

- Ma'am?

Three years ago, "Machinery's not working

yet, but there's cause for optimism,"

The machinery is what he called his mind,

his ability to do mathematics,

I know,

"Talking with students helps,

so does riding in buses,

"Most of all Cathy,

"Her refusal to let me be institutionalized,

caring for me herself,

"has certainly saved my life,

"Made writing this possible,

"Made it possible

to imagine doing math again,

"Where does her strength come from?

"I can never repay her,

Today is her birthday,

"She is 24,

I'm taking her to dinner,"

So what are we going

to do on your birthday?

- Dad...

- Let's get the hell out of this neighborhood,

Let's go to the North side or Chinatown,

Greektown, I don't know what's good,

- Dad?

- Hmm?

I'm going to school,

When?

I'm gonna start at Northwestern

at the end of the month,

Northwestern?

I shouldn't have tried to sneak it out, I know

it sounds stupid, but I was gonna wrap it,

Happy birthday,

What's wrong with Chicago?

You still teach there,

I'm sorry, That is too weird,

me taking classes in your department,

- It's a long drive,

- It's not that long, It's half an hour,

Still, twice a day,

Dad,

I'd live there,

You'd actually want

to live in Evanston?

I'd still be close,

I can come home whenever you want,

Look...

You've been well, You've been really well

for almost seven months now,

I don't think you need me here

every minute of the day,

- Yes?

- Someone here call the police?

No, honey,

I think we should put the aqua plates

on the registry and the brown couch,

Your mother wants to buy us

a substantial piece of furniture,

and that's the biggest thing that I could find

that will fit in our apartment,

Well, then, don't worry about it, honey,

I'll be home by tomorrow night,

Yeah, let's just get through today first,

Hold on a second,

Hi!

Huh? Um...

I don't know,

She didn't pick up when I called,

Hopefully better than yesterday,

First thing I'm gonna do is throw her into

the shower and get her out in the sun,

- Better, Much,

- Thanks,

- You feel better?

- Yep,

You look a million times better,

- Have some coffee,

- OK,

- No, Black,

- Have a little milk,

- Have a banana,

- No, Thank you,

Good thing I brought food,

There is nothing in the house,

I've been meaning to go shopping,

- Do you want a bagel?

- No, I hate breakfast,

- Coffee,

- Still making those lists, huh?

It's... It's a compulsion,

Do you ever cheat and tick off something

you haven't actually done yet?

Well, I would only be cheating myself,

Right,

Did you use that

conditioner I brought you?

- No, Sh*t, I forgot,

- Well, it's my favorite,

You'll love it, Katie,

I want you to try it,

- I'll try it next time,

- You'll like it, It has jojoba,

What is jojoba?

It's something they put in

for healthy hair,

- Hair is dead,

- What?

It's... It's dead tissue,

You can't make it healthy,

- Whatever, It's good for your hair,

- Like what? A chemical?

- No, It's organic,

- It can be organic and still be a chemical,

- I don't know what it is,

- Heard of organic chemistry?

It makes my hair look,

smell and feel good,

and that is the extent

of my information about it,

You might like it

if you decide to use it,

Thanks, I'll try it,

If you don't have anything to wear for

today, we could go shopping downtown,

OK,

It'll be fun,

My birthday present,

Great,

Is there anything else you need?

No, I'm cool,

- Anything at all while I'm here?

- Uh-uh,

I thought we'd have

some people over tonight,

If you're feeling OK,

We are burying Dad this afternoon,

You have to have something,

People expect it,

And it's the only time I can see

any old Chicago friends, It'll be nice,

I think Dad would've

wanted us to have a good time,

It's a funeral, but we don't

have to be completely grim about it,

- Mitch says hi,

- Hi, Mitch,

He sends you his love,

I told him you would see him soon, and...

- We're getting married,

- No sh*t,

- Yes, We just decided,

- Yikes,

Yes,

- Oh, When?

- In January,

You know, his job is great,

I just got promoted,

Huh,

- You will come?

- Yeah, Sure, In January?

I mean, it's not like I have

to check my schedule or anything, Sure,

- Do you know what you wanna do now?

- No,

- Do you wanna stay in Chicago?

- I don't know,

- Do you wanna go back to school?

- I haven't thought about it,

Well, there's a lot to think about,

- How do you feel?

- Physically? Great,

Except my hair seems unhealthy,

I wish there was something...

- Come on, Catherine,

- What is the point of all these questions?

Katie, some police officers came by

while you were in the shower,

Yeah?

They said they were checking up on things

and wanted to see how everything was,

That was nice of them,

What about this?

They said they responded to a call

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